John 15:1 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)1 [Jesus continued], “I am the real vine, and my Father is the owner of the vineyard. Ver CapítuloMás versionesKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Ver CapítuloAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 I AM the True Vine, and My Father is the Vinedresser. Ver CapítuloAmerican Standard Version (1901)1 I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Ver CapítuloCommon English Bible1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. Ver CapítuloCatholic Public Domain Version1 "I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Ver Capítulo |
Yet, I am [also] writing to you about a new commandment [Note: This commandment was to love one another as Jesus loved them. See John 13:34]; its truth is [being demonstrated] by Christ [perfectly] and [also] by you people [in a lesser measure], because the darkness [of sin] is passing away, and the real light [of righteousness] is already shining [in people’s lives].
Jesus began speaking to them [i.e., to the leading priests and experts in the Law of Moses (See 11:18) or, to the people (See Luke 20:19)] by using parables. He said, “A man planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He dug a place for constructing a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], then leased it out to tenant farmers and went to another country.
“Listen to another parable [i.e., a brief story used to illustrate His teaching]: There was the owner of a farm who planted a vineyard and built a fence around it. He constructed a grape squeezing device, built a [lookout] tower [near it], leased it to tenant farmers and then went to another country.